a film that will work better when it comes to dvd...

Rating: Null/10 (29 June 2003)

I must admit that I was hopeful that "28 days later" would live up to its hype that it would be the cure for horror fans yearning for good old fashioned in your face rated R style horror picture, but it is not. Danny Boyle's take on horror consists of obviously digital video sources,and some weird compositions meant to keep the veiwer off guard and disoriented. And disoriented is the order of the editing.Cuts come flying at a dizzying rate and I think Bolye hired the camera man from Eddie Romero's "Mad doctor of blood island" to shoot 28 days...for him.After about 20mins. into the film you basically will know what your in for it is hardly the scarefest promised and the few scenes that could be suspenseful are spoiled by the aforementioned rapid cuts and camera moves. Supposedly one becomes infected through contact with body fluids ala aids(Boyles metaphor) only it tranforms you withn 30 seconds of contact into a raging bloodthirsty quick moving zombie, yet our protaganists have no fear of contact with infected blood that splatters all over themselves the walls and everywhere. Reminiscent of George Romero's far superior "Dawn of the dead" in many ways ie; our main protaganist is a strong willed woman who happens to be black and just as Romero's lead is a strong black male who leads his group against impending doom they lift up there rag tag team to survive at all costs. '28 days later" will be better suited to the small screen when it makes its debut on dvd just in time for halloween. Save your money watch it on dvd.